Free Moment of Inertia Calculator / Centroid Calculator

This free SkyCiv's Free Moment of Inertia Calculator is able to accurately and quickly calculate the moment of inertia among other section properties.

How to use this Moment of Inertia Calculator?

To start using the free centroid calculator to calculate moment of inertia, simply choose the cross section you want to evaluate from the drop down list, then enter in the dimensions and click Calculate. The results for centroid, moment of inertia, statical moment section modulus and torsion constant will display on your right.

About the Moment of Inertia Calculator

This simple, easy-to-use moment of inertia calculator will find moment of inertia for a circle, rectangle, hollow rectangular section (HSS), hollow circular section, triangle, I-Beam, T-Beam, L-Sections (angles) and channel sections, as well as centroid, section modulus and many more results.

You can solve up to three sections before you're required to sign up for a free account - which also gives you access to more software and results.

Moment of Inertia

For instance, if you're looking how to calculate the moment of inertia of a rectangle you can use the tool above simply by selecting rectangle from the drop down list then entering some dimensions for height and width (e.g. 100, 200). After clicking "Calculate", the tool will calculate the moment of inertia. Our paid version will show the full hand calculations of how the tool got to this result. These detailed step-by-step instructions help for you to follow the calculations and learn how to calculate the moment of inertia. Alternatively, we have a tutorial on how to find moment of inertia.

Section Modulus Calculator

The calculator will also produce results like section modulus (Z) and the statical moment of inertia (Q) for your sections. Finally, the result for Torsion Constant (J) will also display using this tool. The SkyCiv Section Builder will also produce these results accurately using FEA analysis of the cross section. So if you need more results, or to add custom shapes - please check out our extra functionality of the SkyCiv Section Builder.

More Tools Available

SkyCiv also offers other tools such as I beam size tool and free structural design software. The dynamic section drawer will also show you a graphical representation of your beam section. So if you want to calculate the moment of inertia of a circle, moment of inertia of a rectangle or any other shapes, feel free to use the below software or our all-inclusive SkyCiv Section Builder.

If you are an engineering professional, you might benefit more by using our could based 3D Structural Analysis Software beyond this calculator. This software includes integrated design modules such as AISC, ACI, AS, Eurocode and CSA. Check out our professional packages here:

I’m a first time user and fan of what you’re doing, but I have a constructive suggestion. It seems to me intrinsically confusing to have two rectangular cross-sections in your example, one of which is higher than it is wide, and the other wider than it is high. It would be much less confusing to be able to input your data into a single rectangle. Thanks for hearing me out.

I completely agree. This is why in our new section builder you just need to specify the outer width and depth with a thickness. If you sign up for free account, you can access it by clicking ‘SB’ in the left menu:https://skyciv.com/free-signup

David Wimberley

OK. Did so. Thanks.

ANUJ GOEL

can anyone differentiate between moment of inertia of two rectangular beams, with and without holes over it.

Anitha G

am designing triangular cantilever beam, how to calculate stress, displacement, moment inertia, and theoretical i have to prove, plz suggest me and give some material to understanding.

Shaun Murrin

This is a tutorial question I’m struggling a bit which axis in to vase the I value in..”Based on calculations it has been determined that a universal steel column must have a minimum value of I of 38748 cm4. Select a column suitable for this scenario showing clearly why you have selected that particular column” .

Chris Webb

I hate the moor

jamsheed sajid

wow a nice and great work done by you. being a mechanical engineering student i think now i have found all what i need through out degree. thanks a lot for such a great work. i salute you

Gokul Kgs

Can anyone help me to find out the moment of inertia for this type of I-Profile.
I need a little detail explanation.

Hi Gokul. Wow this is a complex one! The first step is always finding the centroid of the area as that will tell you where the neutral axes are. Then you need to divide the area into different sections. Both of these steps are explained in our tutorials: skyciv.com/tutorials

This is a complex section though – it will probably take 1+ hours by hand. Hopefully in future we can add custom section shapes in future.

Gokul

Thanks for your reply.
i just want to know that how to consider the curves present in it. Is there any way to find easily like software……..

mecheng

Maybe a bit too late to be helpful, but I’d just sketch it in Solidworks or similar and use the built in ‘evaluate section’ function. Any proper CAD system should have this function. Google will help you a long way on how to do it 😉

Muthamizhselvan Vijayan

Hi gokul, better you extrude this profile in creo parametric and go for mass properties..

Pape Modou Fall

you can use autocad logiciel

1-at first you drax this section
2-you click left “Region” and selection all the section
3-finaly , you click left again for select “Propmeca”, you select your region

and you have ( Iy, Iz, Go, A, P)
if you draw it at dwg, I can do it for you

HollywoodF1

Check with the Aluminum Design Manual (I’m assuming this is Aluminum.) The section properties are limited by the strength of the elements of the section. SAP 2000 has a tool where it will calculate the section properties of shapes you import from AutoCAD.

VENKATESH VUTUKURI

Hi Gokul. Try any 3D software help. You could solve this within 5 to 10 min for sketching but you could get exact results. As per my suggestion use Creo Software.

Hey Gokul,
Sam from SkyCiv here. With our Section Builder Software (under Student or Professional account) you can solve complex structures like your attached (this dimensions aren’t the same as yours but you get the idea):

Hey Gokul,
Sam from SkyCiv here. With our Section Builder Software (under Student or Professional account) you can solve complex structures like your attached (this dimensions aren’t the same as yours but you get the idea):

L-sections and some channel sections are asymmetric in both the horizontal and vertical axes. So when a load is applied the member actually twists (see the image from SkyCiv Structural 3D renderer – only a vertical load is applied yet there is displacement in two directions). The Iz and Iy values shown are about the principal (rotated) axes. Perhaps in the future we can provide the values about the vertical and horizontal axes too. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hi Tarek. Thanks for the feedback although I’m not 100% sure what you mean – could you please elaborate or provide an example? Thanks.

Tarek J. Ammar

Anytime. Well mostly in designing connections for beams-to-beams/columns you’re required to notch same-sized beams at the end so they can be connected to the web so I section becomes a notched T section. Furthermore its necessary to find the moment of inertia and stresses onto that beam